A 33-year-old man has died in hospital following a crash on the A34 as the driver of a lorry is in court for dangerous driving.

Plamen Atanasov, aged 48, of Violet Road, Southampton, was charged with two counts of causing serious injury by dangerous driving after a collision between a lorry and a van on the A34 northbound near Abingdon yesterday morning.

Thames Valley Police confirmed today that a man who was a passenger in the van has sadly passed away in the John Radcliffe Hospital.

His next of kin have been informed.

The driver of the van, a 64-year-old man, suffered a serious injury which is not believed to be life threatening.

Atanasov was remanded in custody and will appear at Oxford Magistrates’ Court today.

Police have asked anyone with information about the crash to call 101 quoting reference 115 12/10/17.